Do you want to know the marine weather in France or Europe? In the North Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic or the Mediterranean? For the next 14 days? Good news — you’ve come to the right place!
Here’s a handy overview that should be useful to you, organized by increasing ease of access.
- Coastal bulletins : the basics, essential before any trip at sea
- Gale warnings (BMS) : monitoring fresh breeze, gale, and storm advisories
- Local weather : a simple, accurate, and fast weather solution
- Offshore bulletins : offshore weather forecasts
- Weather charts : a selection of marine weather maps
- Weather buoys : offshore weather observations
- Pilot Chart s: typical weather conditions worldwide
- Grib files : modeling data for weather routing
I also recommend taking a look at the following articles :
- Where to start? As the name suggests, this will give you a first introduction to the site
- Windy Guide, to learn how to use this powerful and reliable weather tool
- Weather models, to better understand how the forecasts we all consult every day are produced
- Marine Guide, the sailor’s weather handbook published every year by Météo-France
- Weather history, to access archived data on storms and other meteorological events
- Marine winds, to learn about and recognize the main winds blowing along our coasts
Additionally, you can also check the tide times (time/height/coefficient).
Finally, find out how to receive weather updates while at sea. It’s not enough to check the forecast before you leave — you also need to consult it along the way !
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